Paul Nordquist's 2021 album is WRONG ANSWERS ONLY. On 11/12/2021 it will be released and available through most online music stores and streaming services.

The cover illustration is by Ria Sopala (https://pixabay.com/users/pixundfertig-683277/) from Pixabay.

Wrong Answers Only (2021 album)

From the 2021 album WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

Just had a talk with the honey bee
"Oh that woman, she keeps bopping me!
Why she do that thing 
Where she strike my wing?
Tried to explain I am not gonna sting.” 
  
I say, come on now, bee bopping woman,
Leave the bees alone.
Come on, come on, bee bopping woman,
Your heart is made of stone.
Don't be cruel, bee bopping woman.
Nature should be free.
I say, come on, come on now, bee bopping woman,
Can't you let them be?
Let them be.

If I get out of bed at this early hour
To argue with a potted plant,
Who are you to judge?
Who made you the judger?
And after you adjudicate,
You gotta help me move this statue of Madonna.
She is large and made of granite.
She is hard to budge.
I can't even budge her.
You have to help me move this weight.
Wait, wait!

Just got a text from a honey bee.
They say you are causing more misery.
Your bop hasn't stopped, 
But now on top
You're starting to hit them with squee-bee-doo-wop.

I say, come on now, bee bopping woman,
Leave the bees alone.
Come on, come on, bee bopping woman,
Your heart is made of stone.
Don't be cruel, bee bopping woman.
Nature should be free.
I say come on, come on now, bee bopping woman,
Can't you let them be?

Come on now, bee bopping woman,
Leave the bees alone.
Come on, come on, bee bopping woman,
Your heart is made of stone.
Don't be cruel, bee bopping woman.
Nature should be free.
I say come on, come on now, bee bopping woman,
Can't you let them be?
Let them be.

Bee Bopping Woman (album version)

From the 2021 album WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

The henchmen and honchos
Are wearing black ponchos.
If I’m right about the omens,
It’s gonna be a bad day.

The misfits and mystics
Are trading statistics.
It’s gonna be a bad day,
Gonna be a bad day.

It’s a great day for anyone who likes a bad day.
This is your day if you were looking for another sad day.
What a lovely gift for the bad day people!

The shaman from Bremen
Just held up a lemon.
If I’m right about the omens,
Gonna be a bad day.

The Storm Queen from Washington Heights
Is honking and flashing her lights.
It’s gonna be a bad day,
Gonna be a bad day.

It’s a great day for anyone who likes a bad day.
This is your day if you were thinking we could use a sad day.
What a lovely gift for the bad day people!

It’s a great day for anyone who likes a bad day.
This is your day if you were looking for another sad day.
What a lovely gift for the bad day people!

Bad Day People (album version)

From the 2021 album WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

Can you be the fool?
Could you take that role?
Be the fool you wish would come save you
From this clever hole?
Wise men have had their chance
And they screwed it up so bad.

Help me find the fool
Who doesn’t have a clue,
Someone who knows none of the answers —
I think it might be you.
Great leaders read the maps
And they led us straight to hell.

All your messing around,
School days you missed,
Daydreaming in the clouds
Prepared you for this.

You must be the fool
That the world demands,
Someone who knows none of the answers
And does not pretend.
Wise men threw up their hands
’Cause they screwed this up so bad.

Be the Fool (album version)

From the 2021 album WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

I woke up with a gasp in a state of confusion.
Everything was looking glass, and truth was illusion.
Then I learned I was still in a dream, 
I was still in a dream,	I was held in a prison. 
Oh oh oh oh oh
Because prison is the inner wall you place between 
What is and what isn’t, oh!

I stepped over that line,
Then I hopped right back.
I leapt over that line,
I took one step back,
Then I straddled that line,
Then I stepped on a crack,
Then I grabbed that Book of Fact
And I broke its spine.

Next dream starts in a plane on a flight of corruption.
Official is personal gain, with no interruption.
Then I woke up a mess. I woke up. What a mess!
I was Valentine's Monster! 
Oh oh oh oh oh
I tried three times to confess. I tried to confess.
They said "You're an imposter." Oh!

I stepped over that line,
Then I hopped right back.
I leapt over that line,
I took one step back,
Then I straddled that line,
Then I stepped on a crack,
Then I grabbed that Book of Fact
And I broke its spine.
The librarian saw my act and she said “fine!” 
She said “fine!"

Then I woke up a mess. I woke up. What a mess!
I was Valentine's Monster! 
Oh oh oh oh oh
I tried three times to confess. I tried to confess.
They said "You're an imposter." Oh!

I stepped over that line,
Then I hopped right back.
I leapt over that line,
I took one step back,
Then I straddled that line,
Then I stepped on a crack,
Then I grabbed that Book of Fact
And I broke its spine.
The librarian saw my act and she said “fine!” 
She said “fine!"

’Cause I stepped over that line,
Then I hopped right back.
I leapt over that line,
I took one step back,
Then I straddled that line,
Then I stepped on a crack,
Then I grabbed that Book of Fact
And I broke its spine.
The librarian saw my act and she said “fine!” 
She said “fine!"

Valentine's Monster (album version)

From the 2021 album WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

I spell checked it, autocorrected.
Grammar bot says no, no errors detected.

I’m not wrong, wrong wrong wrong.
I’m not wrong, can’t be wrong.

The fire is smoking. The flame is shrinking.
The liar is joking. The joker is winking.

I’m not wrong, wrong wrong wrong.
I’m not wrong, can’t be wrong.

I watched a robot smash through the door locks.
I’m not a robot. I clicked the check box.
The ice is cracking, the ground is shaking,
The trends keep tracking, the dam is breaking.

I spell checked it, autocorrected.
Fact checker says no, no falsehoods detected.

I’m not wrong, wrong wrong wrong.
I’m not wrong, can’t be wrong.
I’m not wrong, wrong wrong wrong.
I’m not wrong, can’t be wrong.
I’m not wrong, wrong wrong wrong.
I’m not wrong, can’t be wrong.

Wrong (album version)

From the 2021 album WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

Saint Paul Paintball Person of the Year,
Wrapping up the gospels with the elephant of fear.
You drop me like a hint, you paint me like a wall.
You got to point your telescope at anything at all.

Now who's feeling strepitous?
Who's sounding ominous?
Who's feeling ravenous?
Who dropped a bomb on us?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling? 
Strepitous!
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!

Teardrop cheered up optimistic ants.
They woke up half the schoolyard with their heavy metal dance.
They opened up the book. They broke in half the spine.
If you're a friend of P, then, baby, you're a friend of mine.

Now who's feeling strepitous?
Who's here to laugh at us?
Who threw the map at us?
Who knew the half of us?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!

Blue whale, blue wave, Barber of Seville,
Give Sisyphus a haircut while I push him up this hill.
Ambassador G’Kar is not at happy camp.
They brought him his guitar, but now they won't plug in the amp

Now who’s feeling strepitous?
Who built the edifice?
Who’s climbing Everest?
Who married Oedipus?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!

Pink eye, stink eye, tangle of desire
Nodding off the playground with the principle of fire.
You wrap me with a torch, you wrench me with a spork.
My catalytic mambo stole the bottle from the cork.

Now who’s feeling strepitous?
What’s our hypothesis?
Who’s got the evidence?
Who’s attracting opposites?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!


Take out, fake out Punxatawny Phil.
January medicine is grist for every mill.
You take me to the fair. We leave the mall behind
With sixty miles of ribbon that we're eager to unwind.

Now who’s feeling strepitous?
Who’s got an abacus?
Who’s acting ponderous?
Who’s coming back to us?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!

Board walk, board game, microphone of grace,
Maximum combustion is the rocket ride to space
With synergistic squeals and shamanistic squeaks.
We haven't seen our 30-year for fifteen hundred weeks.

Now who’s feeling strepitous?
Who’s acting chivalrous?
Who’s full of avarice? 
Who’s here to cover us?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!

Now who’s feeling strepitous?
Whose hall is cavernous?
Who’s taking care of us?
Who’s getting on the bus?
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!
Are you feeling what I'm feeling?
Strepitous!

Strepitous (album version)

Chris Cutting's demo uses the sounds of Los Andes Pan Flutes blended with other sample libraries.

We've team up with Argentinian Pan Flute master and Antara Records founder Alejandro Fatur to bring you Los Andes Pan Flutes. This outstanding collection of four traditional Argentinian pan flutes, exploring a broad key range and variety of chromatic articulations, expressive effects and phrases.

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AAS Velvet Chic for Strum GS-2 and AAS Player sound pack by Thiago Pinheiro
www.applied-acoustics.com/velvet-chic/

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Lustful by Thiago Pinheiro

song number five, written for F.A.W.M February album writing month 

my aim is to write and record 14 songs in 29 days and complete the challenge 

my recordings are very basic and lofi at moment,  but I my keep them that way... it's quite raw, but hey... it's real! what do you think? would you like to hear fuller versions of the songs?

created using an ipad and a shure MV5 mic 

Why why why

Siel Flow captures the nostalgia of an iconic 80s synthesizer, making it a must-have for genres like vaporwave, chillwave, nu-disco, funk, and those unforgettable Saturday morning cartoon themes.

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Bah & the Humbugs are back with this fervent prayer for season precipitation.

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You asked me if I wanted to come over. In the gap before answering, I thought, here’s the thing: I could look for parking, wonder "is it something I ought to be sparking?"

I could spin the block, revel in the knowledge that it’s never going to look the same the next time I go round, I let out a sound, I open my eyes and look down at you.

That’s when I realized I never answer

I guess I come off uncouth. I’ve never been all that smooth.
You trust me awkward. You wouldn’t have me any other way.

Awkward (#SAWC 2025 No. 1)

Blazer captures all of the flavor and punch of that classic anime sci fi sound of the ‘70s and ‘80s. This mighty collection of playable synths and sound design elements has been lovingly-crafted to tap into the funky vibe of that first golden wave of Japanese animated science fiction television that so many of us grew up on.

 

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Thawing into motion, ever rising to the breaking point

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Songwriter, producer, keyboards, vocals, and sometimes guitar and bass. Member of Bah & the Humbugs. Songwriting teacher/coach. Composer of theme songs, musicals, film soundtracks, meditation music.

Strepitous (album version)

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